Ongoing Every Other Wednesday • 5 PM • OnlineNext Date: Nov 12 Join SURJ National on Wednesdays — whether you are new to SURJ, or have been organizing with us for a while — to take action together. We do things like call and write representatives and make public comments on government websites. Each action hourContinue reading “Fight Back Fall – SURJ National Action Hours”
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No Kings Rally & March – in Santa Cruz and Watsonville
Saturday • October 18 • wheelchair accessible Santa Cruz: 10 AM – 12 PM • San Lorenzo Park + Volunteer Sign Up formWatsonville: Noon – 2 PM • Watsonville City Plaza Watsonville: Sign making party at the Watsonville Public House (625 Main Street) 4:00-6:00, Thursday, October 16. Supplies will be provided. Local Indivisible chapters are organizing No Kings Mass Rallies in Santa CruzContinue reading “No Kings Rally & March – in Santa Cruz and Watsonville”
La Ofrenda – RCNV’s Annual Fundraiserwith Keynote speaker Dr Paul Ortiz
Saturday • Nov 1 • 4 – 7 PM •
Resource Center for Nonviolence • Santa Cruz • Join the RCNV for La Ofrenda, a sacred gathering where memory meets movement, as they honor the ancestors of justice and kindle the flames of tomorrow’s freedom struggles.
We Survived the Night
Monday • Oct 27 • 7 PM •
London Nelson Community Center • Santa Cruz • Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Julian Brave NoiseCat who will share his stunning debut We Survived the Night.
Join Dolores Huerta, Danny Sheehan, Chase Iron Eyes and others for “People of the Americas Unite for Fair Immigration Policy”
Friday • October 24 • 6 – 10 PM •
Veterans Memorial Building • Santa Cruz • Join the People of the Americas Unite event at the Veterans Memorial Building to come together in a spirit of unity, compassion, and democracy to shape a more inclusive approach to immigration and foreign policy.
“Unapologetic” Film Screening and Discussion – TWO SHOWINGS
Tuesday • October 21 • Wednesday • October 22 • Santa Cruz Black’s last offering in their BLACK On Screen is Unapologetic, a film that challenges viewers to consider what being “unapologetic” demands of those who resist—refusing respectability politics and embracing the discomfort of speaking truth to power.
Writers of Color Santa Cruz County
Thursday, October 16 • MAH • An evening of poetry, music, and art!
Reception starts at 6pm and programming begins at 6:30pm
“Let the Caged Bird Sing lll” – a Benefit Concert for Survivors
Sunday • Oct 12 • 5 – 7 PM • Musical Soulmates and Walnut Avenue Family and Women’s Center are proud to co-produce the third annual Let the Caged Bird Sing — a powerful concert in support of survivors during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Stop AB 715 with AROC Action (Arab Resource and Organizing Center Action)
AB 715 is a deeply flawed bill designed to censor any criticism of Israel and any education about Palestinian histories, struggles against colonization, and erasure. Despite the bill being shelved in July because of overwhelming public opposition, its authors are still trying to revive it. Take action by sending an email to your California StateContinue reading “Stop AB 715 with AROC Action (Arab Resource and Organizing Center Action)”
Phone Bank with SURJ National
SURJ National is hosting phone banks to elect progressive champion Zohran Mamdani, who is running to be Mayor of NYC, and to take back the the Virginia Governorship from MAGA by backing Democrat Abigail Spanberger.
Showing Up for Racial Justice-Santa Cruz County, CA 